Letter From An Unknown Woman (1948) (U)
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Introduced by Francine Stock
A gentleman intent on fleeing a duel receives a love letter from a woman he has known his whole life, but never noticed. So begins one of the most gorgeous films in Hollywood’s golden era. With Max Ophul’s idiosyncratic roaming camera exploring the lush rendering of late 19th century Vienna, this exquisite melodrama of adoration is the epitome of ‘they don’t make ‘em like they used to’.
The course of our lives can be changed by such little things.
Reviews
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